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til frost; color a bright red, but more often a magenta; very showy when 
planted in masses and relieved with white flowers. 
SprreA. Purple-tipped (Spirea superba). 3-4 ft. One of our most 
beautiful shrubs with lovely reddish-green foliage in early spring and 
rich coloring in autumn; of exceedingly vigorous growth, sending up 
many woody stems terminating in large flat heads of purplish-red flowers. 
For general culture see Bridal Wreath, White Shrubs, April. 
JULY 
RED PERENNIALS 
Avens (Geum Chilensis, var. atrosanguineum l. fl.). 1-2 ft. A 
hardy plant with leaves much lobed and cut, branching stems ending in 
panicles of scarlet flowers. Give a rich light soil and well-drained situa- 
tion. Increase by seeds or division of the root. 
Bee Baim, Osweco TEA (Monarda didyma). 2 ft. Bears brilliant 
red flowers in whorled heads supported by leafy bracts of pale green 
tinged with red. The plant looks better in masses than as single speci- 
mens. Give a rich moist soil, partial shade and divide roots in autumn. 
Propagated also by seed. 
BITTERSWEET. Climbing; Waxwork (Celasirus scandens). 8-20 ft. 
A smooth climber, and though the flowers are greenish white and some- 
what inconspicuous, the beauty of the vine is in the showy three-cor- 
nered orange-red berries borne in autumn, so I class it with red peren- 
nials. The leaves are thin and finely serrated. Give a good moist soil, 
sun; propagated by layering young shoots in autumn. 
Canna (C. Ehemanni [Crozy], var. Mme. Crozy; Rubin, Pres. Cleve- 
land and Comte de Sachs). 3-6 ft. All red varieties. For culture see 
Canna White Per., July. 
CALLIRRHOE, MALLow Poppy (C. involucrata, var. linearloba). 1-3 it. 
A low prostrate plant with cut heavy foliage and loose panicles of crim- 
son flowers 2 in. across, blooms all the season. Give a rich light sandy 
soil and propagate by seeds or cuttings. 
CaRDINAL FLOWER (Lobelia cardinalis). 3 ft. A plant native to some 
portions of New England, but can be grown successfully in gardens. In 
its native state it is found in low wet meadows or near shaded water- 
courses in rich heavy soil, but I have transplanted some, placing it in 
rich light deep soil, quite dry and in full sun, where the roots were shaded 
